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(c) Manufacturer records of 

notifications. When a manufacturer is 

required to provide notification under 

this subpart, the manufacturer must 

maintain a record of each type of notice 

sent and a complete list of the persons 

notified and their addresses. The 

manufacturer must maintain these 

records in a manner approved by the 

Secretary or an SAA to identify each 

notification campaign. 

(d) Manufacturer records of 

corrections. When a manufacturer is 

required to provide or provides 

correction under this subpart, the 

manufacturer must maintain a record of 

one of the following, as appropriate, for 

each manufactured home involved: 

(1) If the correction is made, a 

certification by the manufacturer that 

the repair was made to conform to the 

federal construction and safety 

standards in effect at the time the home 

was manufactured and that each 

identified imminent safety hazard or 

serious defect has been corrected; or 

(2) If the owner refuses to allow the 

manufacturer to repair the home, a 

certification by the manufacturer that: 

(i) The owner has been informed of 

the problem that may exist in the home; 

(ii) The owner has been provided with 

a description of any hazards, 

malfunctions, deterioration, or other 

consequences that may reasonably be 

expected to result from the defect, 

serious defect, or imminent safety 

hazard; and 

(iii) An attempt has been made to 

repair the problems, but the owner has 

refused the repair. 

(e) Maintenance of manufacturer’s 

records. (1) Except as provided in 

paragraph (b)(3) of this section, for each 

manufactured home produced by a 

manufacturer, the manufacturer must 

maintain in a printed or electronic 

format all of the information required by 

paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this 

section, and must consolidate the 

information in a readily accessible file 

or in a readily accessible combination of 

a printed file and an electronic file. For 

each home, the manufacturer also must 

include in such file a copy of the homes 

data plate; all information related to 

manufacture, handling, and assembly of 

the home; any checklist or similar 

documentation used by the 

manufacturer in the transport of the 

home; the name and address of the 

retailer; the original or a copy of each 

purchaser’s registration record received 

by the manufacturer; all correspondence 

with the retailer and homeowner that is 

related to the home; any information 

received by the manufacturer regarding 

setup of the home; all work orders for 

servicing the home; and the information 

that the manufacturer is required to 

keep pursuant to § 3282.211. The 

manufacturer must organize all such 

files in order of the serial numbers of 

the homes produced. 

(2) The manufacturer must maintain 

each of these manufactured-home 

records at the plant where the home was 

produced. If that plant is no longer in 

existence, the manufacturer must keep 

the records at its nearest production 

plant in the same State, or, if such a 

plant does not exist, at the 

manufacturer’s corporate headquarters. 

§ 3282.418 Factors for appropriateness 

and amount of civil penalties. 

In determining whether to seek a civil 

penalty for a violation of the 

requirements of this subpart, and the 

amount of such penalty to be 

recommended, the Secretary will 

consider the provisions of the Act and 

the following factors: 

(a) The gravity of the violation; 

(b) The degree of the violator’s 

culpability, including whether the 

violator had acted in good faith in trying 

to comply with the requirements; 

(c) The injury to the public; 

(d) Any injury to owners or occupants 

of manufactured homes 

(e) The ability to pay the penalty; 

(f) Any benefits received by the 

violator; 

(g) The extent of potential benefits to 

other persons; 

(h) Any history of prior violations; 

(i) Deterrence of future violations; and 

(j) Such other factors as justice may 

require. 

■ 11. In 3282.554, revise paragraph (b) 

to read as follows: 

§ 3282.554 SAA reports. 

* * * * * 

(b) The description of the SAA’s 

oversight activities and findings 

regarding consumer complaints, 

notification, and correction actions 

during the preceding month. The IPIA 

report for the preceding month 

described in § 3282.553, as well as any 

orders issued pursuant to 3282.413 and 

manufacturer reports under 

§ 3282.417(a), which were received 

during the preceding month, are to be 

attached to each such SAA report as an 

Appendix thereto. 

Dated: September 18, 2013. 

Carol J. Galante, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 250 

[Docket ID: BSEE–2013–0007; 134E1700D2 

EEAA103000 ET1EX0000.PEA000] 

RIN 1014–AA12 

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in 

the Outer Continental Shelf— 

Adjustment of Service Fees 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

BSEE oil and gas resources regulations 

to update some fees that cover BSEE’s 

cost of processing and filing certain 

documents relating to its oil and gas 

resources program. 

DATES: This final rule becomes effective 

on October 1, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Mazzullo, Office of the Deputy 

Director, 202–208–5122 or Amy C. 

White, Chief, Regulations and Standards 

Branch, 703–787–1665. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. BSEE 

The BSEE promotes safety, protects 

the environment, and conserves offshore 

oil and gas resources through vigorous 

regulatory oversight and enforcement. 

The BSEE was established on October 1, 

2011, as part of a major restructuring of 

the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) 

offshore regulatory programs. The 

Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

announced the new division of 

responsibilities of the former Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) into three 

new bureaus within DOI in Secretarial 

Order No. 3299, issued on May 19, 

2010. The BSEE, one of the three new 

bureaus, assumed responsibility for 

‘‘safety and environmental enforcement 

functions including, but not limited to, 

the authority to permit activities, 

inspect, investigate, summon witnesses 

and produce evidence[;] levy penalties; 

cancel or suspend activities; and 

oversee safety, response and removal 

preparedness’’ (76 FR 64432). 

II. BSEE Statutory and Regulatory 

Authority 

The BSEE derives its authority from 

the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

(OCSLA)(43 U.S.C. 1331–1356(a). 

Congress enacted OCSLA in 1953, 

establishing Federal control over the 

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authorizing the Secretary to regulate oil 

and gas exploration, development, and 

production operations on the OCS. The 

Secretary has authorized BSEE to 

perform these functions (30 CFR 

250.101). 

The BSEE regulatory program is 

comprehensive and provides regulatory 

oversight over a wide range of facilities 

and activities including drilling, 

completion, workover production, 

pipeline, and decommissioning 

operations. To carry out its 

responsibilities, BSEE develops and 

enforces regulations to enhance safety 

and environmental protection for 

offshore exploration and development 

of oil and natural gas on the OCS and 

to reflect advancements in technology 

and new information. The BSEE also 

conducts onsite inspections to assure 

compliance with regulations, lease 

terms, and approved plans and operates 

an oil spill response program. Detailed 

information concerning BSEE’s 

regulations and guidance to the offshore 

industry may be found on BSEE’s Web 

site at http://www.bsee.gov/Regulationsand-Guidance/index.aspx. 

III. Background 

The BSEE has authority to recover the 

full cost of services that confer special 

benefits under the Independent Offices 

Appropriation Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the 

Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 

104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996), and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–25. 

Under DOI’s implementing policy, BSEE 

is required to charge the full cost for 

services that provide special benefits or 

privileges to an identifiable non-Federal 

recipient above and beyond those which 

accrue to the public at large. At 30 CFR 

250.125(a), the regulations provide that 

BSEE will periodically adjust fees for 

inflation according to changes in the 

Implicit Price Deflator for Gross 

Domestic Product (IPD–GDP), which is 

published quarterly by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA). 

The DOI finds that good cause exists 

under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)) to implement this 

final rule without prior public notice 

and comment for these inflation 

adjustments. The BSEE provided the 

public with an opportunity to comment 

on this procedure during the public 

comment period when it promulgated 

30 CFR 250.125(a), and this new rule 

simply implements the procedure set 

forth in that regulation. The calculation 

of these adjustments is based on the 

change in the BEA IPD–GDP. The 

amount of the adjustment is not within 

BSEE’s discretion. Accordingly, public 

notice and comment procedures are 

unnecessary. 

The DOI also finds that good cause 

exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to 

implement this final rule with an 

effective date sooner than 30 days after 

publication. An effective date of October 

1, 2013 allows BSEE to align 

implementation of the final rule with 

the beginning of the fiscal year. This 

final rule will not affect the operations 

of the parties to which it applies. These 

parties will only need to increase the 

dollar amount of the cost recovery fee 

payments that are prospectively 

submitted to BSEE. Accordingly, 

waiting 30 days after publication to 

make this final rule effective is 

unnecessary. 

IV. Discussion of Final Rule 

In this final rule, BSEE is adjusting 

cost recovery service fees to account for 

inflation in accordance with 30 CFR 

250.125(a). These cost recovery service 

fees were last updated on August 25, 

2008, when the MMS published a final 

rule on Electronic Payment of Fees for 

Outer Continental Shelf Activities in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 49943). The 

2008 update included fee adjustment 

through the year 2007. This final rule is 

based on the change in the IPD–GDP 

from 2007 through 2012, thus reflecting 

the rate of inflation over 5 years. 

The inflation rate between any 2 years 

is calculated as the percentage 

difference between the measure of the 

level of prices for a designated year (e.g., 

2012) and some previous year (e.g., 

2007) of all new, domestically 

produced, final goods and services in 

the economy for the designated year 

(e.g., 2012), as contained in the BEA 

Table 1.1.9, IPD–GDP available at 

http://www.bea.gov/iTable/ 

index_nipa.cfm. The BEA Table 1.1.9 

IPD–GDP shows a percentage difference 

between the measure of the level of 

prices between 2012 and 2007 of 7.87 

percent. The 2013 cost recovery service 

fees are calculated by increasing the 

2008 cost recovery service fee value by 

7.87 percent. The calculated value is 

rounded to the nearest dollar to 

establish the 2013 cost recovery service 

fee. 

While BEA may revise the inflation 

rate in the future, BSEE will retain this 

published cost recovery service fee 

schedule until BSEE publishes an 

updated cost recovery service fee 

schedule in the Federal Register. 

The following table lists the cost 

recovery service fees that are affected by 

this rulemaking. The BSEE is also 

making a few minor revisions to the 

numbering of the cost recovery service 

fees and the 30 CFR citations in the cost 

recovery service fee table in 30 CFR 

250.125(a). 

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Procedural Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

The OMB has not designated this rule 

as significant under Executive Order 

(E.O.) 12866. 

(1) These amendments are 

administrative and procedural. This rule 

will not have an effect of $100 million 

or more on the economy. It will not 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local, or tribal 

governments or communities. A costbenefit and economic analysis is not 

required. 

(2) This rule will not create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency. 

(3) This rule will not alter the 

budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, 

user fees, or loan programs or the rights 

or obligations of their recipients. 

(4) This rule does not raise novel legal 

or policy issues. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The DOI certifies that this rule will 

not have a significant economic effect 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

The changes in the rule will affect 

lessees and pipeline right-of-way 

holders in the OCS. This includes about 

130 Federal oil and gas lessees and 115 

holders of pipeline rights-of-way. Small 

lessees that operate under this rule fall 

under the Small Business 

Administration’s North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

codes 211111, Crude Petroleum and 

Natural Gas Extraction, and 213111, 

Drilling Oil and Gas Wells. For these 

NAICS code classifications, a small 

company is one with fewer than 500 

employees. Based on these criteria, an 

estimated 69 percent of these companies 

are considered small. 

This final rule, therefore, will affect a 

substantial number of small entities, but 

BSEE has concluded that it will not 

have a significant economic effect on 

those entities. The cost recovery service 

fees increase less than 8 percent as a 

result of this final rule. The highest 

adjustment, in dollar terms, is for 

Platform Application—Installation— 

Under the Platform Verification 

Program, which will be increased by 

$1,659. This dollar amount is 

insignificant as compared to the 

considerable operational costs and 

liability risks associated with activities 

on the OCS. 

Your comments are important. The 

Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and 10 Regional Fairness Boards were 

established to receive comments from 

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enforcement actions. The Ombudsman 

will annually evaluate the enforcement 

activities and rate each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on the actions of 

BSEE, call 1–888–734–3247. You may 

comment to the Small Business 

Administration without fear of 

retaliation. Allegations of 

discrimination/retaliation filed with the 

Small Business Administration will be 

investigated for appropriate action. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

This rule is not a major rule under the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). This 

rule: 

a. Will not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

b. Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

c. Will not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises. 

The requirements will apply to all 

entities operating on the OCS. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

This rule will not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. The 

rule will not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. A 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is not 

required. 

Takings Implication Assessment (E.O. 

12630) 

According to E.O. 12630, the rule 

does not have significant takings 

implications. The rulemaking is not a 

governmental action capable of 

interfering with constitutionally 

protected property rights. A Takings 

Implication Assessment is not required. 

Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

Under the criteria in E.O. 13132, this 

rulemaking does not have federalism 

implications. This rule will not 

substantially and directly affect the 

relationship between the Federal and 

State governments. To the extent that 

State and local governments have a role 

in OCS activities, this rule will not 

affect that role. A Federalism 

Assessment is not required. 

Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of E.O. 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: 

(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 

in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 

13175) 

Under the criteria in E.O. 13175, we 

evaluated this rule and determined that 

it has no substantial effects on federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 

This rule does not contain new 

information collection requirements and 

a submission under the PRA is not 

required. Therefore, an information 

collection request is not being submitted 

to OMB for review and approval under 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. The 

BSEE has analyzed this rule under the 

criteria of NEPA and DOI’s regulations 

implementing NEPA. This rule meets 

the criteria set forth at 43 CFR 46.210(i) 

for a Departmental Categorical 

Exclusion in that this rule is ‘‘. . . of an 

administrative, financial, legal, 

technical, or procedural nature . . .’’ 

Further, BSEE has analyzed this rule to 

determine if it meets any of the 

extraordinary circumstances that would 

require an environmental assessment or 

an environmental impact statement as 

set forth in 43 CFR 46.215 and 

concluded that this rule does not meet 

any of the criteria for extraordinary 

circumstances. 

Data Quality Act 

In developing this rule, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Data Quality Act (Pub. L.106–554, app. 

C § 515, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–153– 

154). 

Effects on the Nation’s Energy Supply 

(E.O. 13211) 

This rulemaking is not a significant 

energy action under the definition in 

E.O. 13211. A Statement of Energy 

Effects is not required. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Continental shelf, Oil and 

gas exploration, Pipelines, Public 

lands—mineral resources, Public 

lands—rights-of-way, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, and 

Sulphur. 

Dated: September 23, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Acting Assistant Secretary—Land and 

Minerals Management. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 

amends 30 CFR part 250 as follows: 

PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND 

SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

■ 1. Authority citation for part 250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701, 

43 U.S.C. 1334. 

■ 2. Revise the table in § 250.125(a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 250.125 Service fees. 

(a) * * * 

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[FR Doc. 2013–23874 Filed 9–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[USCG–2013–0760] 

RIN 1625–AA11 

Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting 

Requirements for Barges Loaded With 

Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland 

Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District; 

Extension of Stay (Suspension) 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District is extending the 

previously published stay (suspension) 

of reporting requirements under the 

Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) 

established by 33 CFR 165.830 for 

barges loaded with certain dangerous 

cargoes (CDC barges) in the inland rivers 

of the Eighth Coast Guard District. This 

extension is necessary because the Coast 

Guard continues to analyze future 

reporting needs and evaluate possible 

changes in CDC reporting requirements. 

This extension of the suspension of the 

CDC reporting requirements in no way 

relieves towing vessel operators and 

fleeting area managers responsible for 

CDC barges in the RNA from their 

dangerous cargo or vessel arrival and 

movement reporting obligations 

currently in effect under other 

regulations or placed into effect under 

appropriate Coast Guard authority. 

DATES: Effective midnight September 30, 

2013, 33 CFR 165.830(d), (f), (g), and (h) 

are stayed until midnight December 31, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2013– 

0760. To view documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type the docket 

number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH’’. Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this temporary 

rule, call or email LT Jason Doherty, 

Coast Guard; telephone 504–671–2266, 

email: Jason.C.Doherty@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

CDC Certain Dangerous Cargo 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary final rule without prior 

notice and opportunity to comment 

pursuant to authority under section 4(a) 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because it 

would be impracticable, unnecessary, 

and contrary to the public interest. 

The contract for the CDC barge 

reporting system at the Inland River 

Vessel Movement Center (IRVMC) 

expired in January 2011. Due to the 

expiration of this contract, the Coast 

Guard is not able to receive and process 

reports. Therefore in late December 

2010, the Coast Guard decided to 

suspend the IRVMC reporting 

requirements for a two-year period. This 

suspension was published in the 

Federal Register at 76 FR 1360 (January 

10, 2011), and was due to expire on 

January 15, 2013. On January 2, 2013, 

the Coast Guard extended this 

suspension until midnight, September 

30, 2013 (78 FR 25). 

At this time, there is no plan to renew 

the contract for the CDC barge reporting 

system, and the Coast Guard is still 

considering whether to enter into a new 

contract and lift the suspension, modify 

the reporting requirements in the RNA, 

or repeal the RNA completely. 

Additionally, the Coast Guard has 

proposed a rule that would require 

vessels in this area to install and carry 

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). 

See Vessel Requirements for Notices of 

Arrival and Departure, and Automatic 

Identification System notice of proposed 

rulemaking (73 FR 76295, December 16, 

2008). These requirements, if imposed, 

may provide a suitable alternative to the 

stayed reporting requirements of 33 CFR 

165.830. Therefore, an additional 

extension of the stay is necessary while 

the Coast Guard continues to evaluate 

these options. 

We believe prior notice and comment 

is unnecessary because we expect the 

affected public will have no objection to 

the extension of the temporary 

suspension of regulatory requirements. 

This suspension has been in place since 

January 2011, and the Coast Guard has 

received no public comment or 

objection regarding the suspension. 

Prior notice and comment is also 

contrary to the public interest because 

there is no public purpose served by 

continuing to require reports when there 

is no mechanism for receiving or 

processing those reports. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), a 

substantive rule that relieves a 

restriction may be made effective less 

than 30 days after publication. This 

temporary final rule, suspending the 

reporting requirements and thereby 

relieving the regulatory restriction on 

towing vessel operators and fleeting area 

managers provided by 33 CFR 165.830, 

takes effect at midnight on September 

30, 2013, less than 30 days after 

publication. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for this rulemaking is 

the Coast Guard’s authority to establish 

regulated navigation areas, under 33 

U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 

701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 

CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; 

Public Law 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. An RNA is a 

water area within a defined boundary 

for which regulations for vessels 

navigating within the area have been 

established, to control vessel traffic in a 

place determined to have hazardous 

conditions. See 33 CFR 165.10; 

Commandant Instruction Manual 

M16704.3A, 1–6. 

The purpose of this temporary final 

rule is to extend the previously 

published suspension of the reporting 

requirements for CDC barges imposed 

by the RNA created in 33 CFR 165.830. 

This temporary rule relieves the towing 

vessel operators and fleeting area 

managers responsible for CDC barges 

from the reporting requirements for an 

additional 2-year period. 

C. Discussion of the Final Rule 

During the extended period for the 

suspension of reporting requirements, 

towing vessel operators and fleeting area 

managers responsible for CDC barges 

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